I have spent the last few days editing a wonderful new book by Dutch IM, Willy Hendricks, which will be published by New in Chess, in a month or two. Called "Move First, Think Later", it is one of the most original and thought-provoking works on chess improvement that I have ever seen. It is also very amusing in places.
One story which had me laughing out loud was the following, told by another Dutch IM, Gert Ligterink. Many years ago, Ligterink organised a party to celebrate making his first IM norm. German Grandmaster, Robert Hübner, heard the noise and wondered what was going on. When told, he was unimpressed, saying "I have a dog at home, which does not play chess at all, but if I trained it for six months, it must surely be capable of becoming at least an IM!".
Doesn't say much for me, I suppose...
